Sometimes, astronauts onboard the ISS captures some stunning pictures. Here, we see Mount Fuji, the highest mountain in Japan, an active stratovolcano. Mount Fuji is located at a triple tectonic junction, where the Amurian Plate, the Okhotsk Plate, and the Philippine Sea Plate meet – an extremely volatile geologic area.

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